Category Archives: Canadian Press
Veteran linebacker Chip Cox agrees to one-year contract with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - Veteran line-backer Chip Cox agreed to a one-year deal Tuesday with the Montreal Alouettes. Cox, 34, is entering his 12th season with Montreal. The native of Columbus, Ohio, has won two Gre...
Jun 05, 2018
More oversight urged after 3 cats left for 22 days in humane society vehicle
EDMONTON - An animal rights group is calling for an independent investigation into how three cats were left in an Edmonton Humane Society vehicle for 22 days. The society says it did a full internal r...
Jun 05, 2018
Canada on hot seat to deliver on climate change and plastics at G7
OTTAWA - Doubt is percolating about Canada’s ability to deliver on its two biggest environment commitments at this week’s G7, with no agreement yet on a plastics waste charter and Canada&#...
Jun 05, 2018
Handbag designer Kate Spade found hanged in apparent suicide
NEW YORK - Kate Spade, a fashion designer known for her sleek handbags, was found hanged in the bedroom of her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday in an apparent suicide, police said. She was 55. Spade̵...
Jun 05, 2018
Ottawa's Dabrowski advances to second straight French Open mixed-doubles final
PARIS - Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski is off to the French Open mixed-doubles final for the second straight year. Dabrowski and teammate Mate Pavic of Croatia downed Slovakia’s Katarina Sreb...
Jun 05, 2018
Judge sets hearing on Manafort witness tampering allegations
WASHINGTON - A federal judge will weigh whether to jail former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort while he awaits trial after prosecutors accused him of making several attempts to tamper with witne...
Jun 05, 2018
Liberals set to ask expert panel for ways to regulate online streaming services
OTTAWA - The country’s rules around broadcasting and telecommunications are set to undergo a sweeping review as the Liberals look to cut the price of mobile phone plans and force streaming servi...
Jun 05, 2018
Oakville Blue Devils look to impress in first Canadian Championship appearance
TORONTO - The Oakville Blue Devils started work early this season, looking to make the most of a berth in the newly expanded Canadian Championship. Canada’s annual knockout soccer showcase has o...
Jun 05, 2018
U.S. muses about replacing NAFTA with bilaterals; no deal, Canada says
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is rejecting a push by the Trump administration to strike separate, bilateral trade deals with Canada and Mexico instead of pushing ahead with a stalled effort to rene...
Jun 05, 2018
Bruce Springsteen to appear at charity event in Asbury Park
ASBURY PARK, N.J. - Bruce Springsteen will perform at a refurbished 1960s bowling alley-turned music venue in the New Jersey shore town he has immortalized in songs. Springsteen will be the special gu...
Jun 05, 2018